[SPARK-24563] Allow running PySpark shell without Hive

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.4.0
• Component/s: PySpark
• Target Version/s: 2.4.0
• Assignee: Li Jin
• Reporter: Li Jin
• Created: 14/Jun/18 18:03
• Updated: 14/Jun/18 20:16
• Resolved: 14/Jun/18 20:16

Description

A previous commit: 

https://github.com/apache/spark/commit/b3417b731d4e323398a0d7ec6e86405f4464f4f9#diff-3b5463566251d5b09fd328738a9e9bc5

disallows running PySpark shell without Hive.

Per discussion on mailing list, the behavior change is unintended.

Issue Links

• links to: [Github] Pull Request #21569 (icexelloss)